How to Install VIPRE WiFi Shield - Amazon Fire

Modified on: Tue, 14 Nov, 2017 at 10:03 AM

Installing VIPRE Wifi Shield on an Amazon Fire Tablet is easy, but does require sideloading the application.

What is sideloading? According to Wikipedia, "when referring to Androidapps, "sideloading" typically means installing an application package in APK format onto an Android device. Such packages are usually downloaded from websites other than Google play, usually through a computer." This basically means that you are directly installing an application from a file instead of downloading and installing through a store format! Sounds easy, right? Don't worry, it is!

Preparing your Amazon Fire Tablet

Since we are sideloading instead of installing from Google Play or the Amazon Appstore, the first thing we need to do is allow "Unknown Sources" to be used during installation.

Turn on your Amazon Fire Tablet

Swipe down from the top edge of your screen and select "Settings"

From within "Settings" select "Security"

From within "Security" toggle "Apps from Unknown Sources" to on

This should prompt a Warning screen to display. Click "OK" to this screen to continue.

Your Amazon Fire Tablet is now ready to install VIPRE WiFi Shield

Follow the steps below to complete the installation of VIPRE WiFi Shield for Amazon Fire

Installing VIPRE WiFi Shield

Now that "Apps from Unknown Sources" are allowed to be installed, it's time to download and install VIPRE WiFi Shield!